St. Paul, Manitoba (1881 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.013°N, 97.220°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paul had a population of 360: 171 male and 189 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 360 |
| 1891 | 610 |
| 1901 | 519 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 189 |
| Number of males | 171 |
| Number of married females | 52 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 107 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 360 |
| Total population | 360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 240 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 55 |
| Number of occupied houses | 55 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 622 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 205 |
| BAR BU | 2,377 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,377 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,290 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,281 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 710 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 622 |
| HAY TONS | 1,095 |
| OAT BU | 5,290 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 2,023 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| WHT AC | 205 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,281 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 126 |
| C UNMD M | 114 |
| C UNMD TOT | 240 |
| D OCC | 55 |
| FEMALE | 189 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 55 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 171 |
| MD F | 52 |
| MD M | 55 |
| MD TOT | 107 |
| NUMBER CD | 185 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 211 |
| TUR BU | 710 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB185001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Paul, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-paul-mb185001-1881/.